blue walls of Southern Exposure have been replaced by a Northwest modern decor with wood accents, polished concrete floors and a communal wooden table, anchoring the dining room, that seats about 20. The restaurant is named after that mammoth table. Beyond its midcentury modern flair As for their dining room, it is "adequate," Mikkel said of the nook. Next to the front door, it features a small wooden table beneath a single light hanging from the ceiling. The adjoining kitchen is also compact TONY'S 3755 Richmond Avenue 713-622-6778 There is certainly no better restaurant of any stripe in Houston than Tony's, which began as a modest eatery back in 1965 and evolved into a swanky red brocade dining room serving well-set table, and, after The best vantage of Jon & Vinny's, the new pizzeria across the street from Canter's Delicatessen, may be from Helen's, the tiny, glassed-in wine shop behind the dining room. Helen's is superbly I wouldn't count on a table soon. Jon & Vinny's is the The “Design for Dining the table’s $160 tasting menu, projected on the wall with a modified Victorian projector (above, being adjusted by executive chef Francesco Gragiulli). The steampunk vibe — a mixture of old-world design and modern And then there is the angst of a fertile subconscious that has driven modern art since Sigmund Freud entered the cups and plates for the dinner table. Chou’s art and vision call to mind how the acerbic Oscar Wilde once described an artist’s view .
Lately, design trends are leaning more towards the sleek and modern look. Fine lines on furnishings such as a red painted sofa table and end table. Even her dining room had a painted blue china cabinet with red walls. Adding fabrics of red, white Before Welder and his cousin Scott Bannett erected their modern-edged The 94-seat dining room feels like a cross between a diner (but clean, not grungy) and a Panera (but friendly, not corporate). Table service also hits that middle ground — servers Since opening three years ago as a simple (okay, maybe not that simple) but modern creperie and a wall of two-seater tables that will be separated from the rest of the dining room by a garden wall. Most exciting is Kraus' plan for an open kitchen. Young chef/owner Shawn Pham has crafted a hip enclave in the middle of Japanese Village Plaza, and the menu is one of the freshest in the neighborhood, maybe the freshest since Bryant Ng and his Spice Table closed in 2013. Pham gained his chops at local .